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This series contains reports and memoranda on the purchase of stores and stocks, including details of tyre contracts and lists of contractors, proposed contracts for the sale of bus bodies and war risk clauses, the use of firezone oil and waste oil and fuel rationing as well as Railway Executive Committee correspondence on petrol allocation and coupons.

This series contains reports, memoranda and minutes on wartime transport services, including details of war service allowances, rates of pay, staff negotiations, the threat of sabotage, finance, air raid precautions, protection of London Passsenger Transport Board properties, the employment of aliens, the Home Guard, air raid warnings and continuance of work, awards for bravery, casualties, damage, fire watching, passes and permits and a review of expenditure. Also included are meetings on the management of joint line railways, the simplifying of the fares system and the increasing of line capacity, as well as on the design and equipment of railway rolling stock required in the immediate post war years.

This series contains tests, drawings and photographs of railway rolling stock, including details of the surface lines of rolling stock replacement programmes, a proposed rolling stock programme for the District, Circle and Metropolitan Lines, Chairman's conference minutes including financial details, National Service for staff, matters approved by the Chairman for submission to the Board, Special Expenditure Requisitions (SERs), air raid precautions, engineering first class traffic, the standardisation of signs, a station proficiency competition and emergency measures on railways.

This series contains reports, memoranda and extracts from minutes concerning projects for London Underground lines, including details of planned extensions to lines, electrification schemes and the building of additional tracks. Also included are details of programmes of works to be carried out, progress reports, details of Bills to be put forward in Parliament, particulars of work contracts placed, and notices of drawings and plans signed or to be signed.

This series contains reports and memoranda on the buses, including details of wages cheques, statements on the financial position of Green Line Coaches, financial results, services and complaints, painting, 'Q' type vehicles, a cost comparison of single and double deck coaches, replacement programme and coaches used as wartime ambulances and hired coaches.

This series contains details of weekly traffic receipts, including details of passenger takings on the LPTB rail network, traffic summaries, general factors affecting the traffic on LPTB's system, resumption of receipt publications, including notes on when the figures should be published and copies of the receipt cards.

This series contains details of passes for London Passenger Transport Board travel, including the issue of passes for trade union representatives and Metropolitan and City Police Officers, people training with the armed services, adopted children, staff and dependents as well as the use of privilege tickets for the main line railways such as concessions for staff travelling to the coast.

This series contains details of proposed office accommodation and new garage space, as well as of future requirements for office accommodation and details of the Business Efficiency Exhibition for 1937. Also included are notes on the replacement of office machines, the furniture and office equipment budget for 1938/1939 and notes of equipment expenditure.

This series contains London Transport Passenger Board minutes, including details on special meeting notices, financial assistance and pensions, and memoranda concerning the Railway Benevolent Institution, London General Omnibus Company Employees' Friendly Society, London Transport (Railways) Clerical Staff Benefit Fund, London Transport (Country Buses) Employees' Friendly Society, Metropolitan Railway Provident Savings Bank, Pension Fund, Central Charities Fund, Railway Convalescent Homes and the Omnibus Railway Tramway and Equipment Companies' Staff Superannuation Fund.

This series contains reports, memoranda and correspondence including details of the Railway Benevolent Fund, the British Institution of Management, an international congress on Industrial Medicine, a competition to design a bus shelter and a London Transport pageant. Also includes correspondence and invitations to exhibitions and articles for the press by members of staff.

This series contains minutes and extracts from Board meetings and special committee meetings of the Vice-Chairman. Also included are notes of Traffic Committee meetings including details of receipt statements, train failures and delays, drivers' and conductors' wages analyses, forms of tickets on buses and trams, staff disciplinary returns, garage costs, street accidents recorded by the Metropolitan Police and the use of commercial advertising on London Passenger Transport Board's premises.